Day Three hundred and forty-two

Dinner: Quesadillas (black bean, zucchini, tomatoes, and cheese in brown rice wraps) with sour cream.  Brown rice wraps are SO good- they come out nice and crisp on the griddle. This was delicious.

School lunch for tomorrow: Yogurt, granola, fresh pineapple, whole grain tortilla chips, and celery.

Day Three hundred and forty-one

Parmesan basil focaccia (recipe: Gluten Free on a Shoestring) made with the artisan gluten-free flour blend.  I've moved my basil plant indoors so that we can enjoy it year-round, and this was a great way to use some up.

Dinner: Turkey burgers (with green pureed vegetables, ala Sneaky Chef), Parmesan basil focaccia, baby spinach and tomatoes, and fresh pineapple.

School lunch for tomorrow: Diced chicken with celery, apple slices, gluten-free sandwich bread, and fresh mozzarella.

Day Three hundred and nineteen

Dinner: Turkey tacos with avocado, baby spinach, tomatoes, cheddar, and sour cream.

My daughter's gluten-free lunch for tomorrow: Edamame crackers, mozzarella stick, baby carrots and red peppers, fresh pineapple, and a blueberry muffin (just out of the freezer, hence the ice crystals).

Homemade cottage cheese.  I wanted my own organic cottage cheese, but I don't recommend making it.  I hate how store-bought cottage cheese has so many additives, and I read how making your own is *so* easy.  It was... BUT.  Using a quart and a half of milk yielded this tiny amount of cottage cheese, and it did not taste appetizing.  Experiment, failed.  Oh well.

Day Three hundred and eighteen

(Gluten-free) Waffles, oh yeah!  (An old inside joke- ask my husband).

Parmesan garlic croutons (made with stale gluten-free bread).

Dinner: The Big Salad (hard-boiled eggs, baby spinach, chickpeas, steamed carrots, tomatoes, red peppers, cucumbers), croutons, and homemade ranch.

Day Two hundred and eighty-eight

As I've mentioned, we've recently become gluten-free, and the learning curve is definitely noticeable.  I'll finish up these last few posts that occurred before we were gluten-free, and then I'll move on from there and explain what we're doing and how we've done it. Thanks for coming along on our journey.

Veggie baked ziti (whole grain pasta, baby spinach, zucchini, and fresh tomatoes).  My memory is failing me now, but I think I made two of these and froze one for future use (or perhaps this was the one I did freeze for future use- who knows).

Dinner: Veggie baked ziti and fresh peaches.

Dessert: Cream cheese swirl brownies (Pretty Life in the Suburbs).

Day Two hundred and seventy

Dinner: Tortellini salad (fresh mozzarella, zucchini, our own garden tomatoes and basil, and a splash of olive oil).

Day Fifty-two

Breakfast: Whole wheat crepes (recipe: Sneaky chef) with chocolate syrup, banana slices, and a sprinkling of flax seeds; and a blueberry-strawberry yogurt smoothie.

Dinner: Turkey nacho bake (ground turkey, beans, taco seasonings, diced tomatoes, and a scoop of butternut squash puree). Usually the chips go at the bottom when I make this, but my friend Melissa brought this to a party recently with the chips on top, so I thought I'd try that to see if the chips got less soggy. It worked! Thanks, Melissa L!


Dinner: Turkey nacho bake, salad, avocado, and grapes.

Day Forty

Dinner: Vegetarian chili (red and white beans, spices, diced tomatoes, butternut squash puree, corn, some leftover rice, a splash of maple syrup) with sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese, whole wheat cornbread (cauliflower, zucchini, and corn purees; recipe: Sneaky Chef), spinach salad, and bananas.